How to negotiate a million dollar wage0:54

Kyle Sandilands shared how we walked into his bosses office and asked for a million dollars a year, and how he got it

February 19th 2018

a year ago

Elise David, of TV show Dream Job, is hoping to transition into a career in floristry. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

A CAREER change into a new industry may seem like a major leap but often there are skills learnt in the first career that lend themselves to the second.

Still, many workers do not realise how transferable their skills are.

Sabina Read, psychologist and presenter of SEEK’s television series Dream Job, says it is crucial for workers to identify their own set of transferable skills then highlight and sell them to prospective employers.

Psychologist Sabina Read says transferable skills can come from any aspect of a jobseeker’s life. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

“There are literally dozens of skills we may develop from studying, hobbies, volunteering, sporting pursuits, and parenting,” she says.

“Even the most elementary job you may have had as a student or early in your career will have helped you develop some valuable transferable skills.